Burnham School - Burnham, MT - One-Room Schoolhouses on Waymarking.com

Visible from US Highway 2 in north-central Montana, the former Burnham School building is both beautiful and sad. Surrounded by wide open fields and big sky, it's a wonder the building continues to stand up to the elements. The building is privately owned and should not be accessed but it can be safely (and legally) viewed from the side of the rural roadway (Smith Frisno Rd)

In his book "BLUE HIGHWAYS Revisited", author Edgar I Ailor states:
"The Burnham School was established in 1912. Charles Innman, the current owner of the school, told me the original structure burned in the early 1930s. The [current] building was moved from north of the Milk River to this location where it served as the school until 1946 when it became a granary."
Source: Blue highways revisited, 2012. (visit link)

The building is currently featured on the newsletter webpage of The Montana Preservation Alliance - www.preservemontana.org/preserve-montana-newsletter/ (visit link) - although they provide no additional details about the structures history or status.

Original or Re-creation?: Original Year the school closed.: 01/01/1946 Is the schoolhouse still open as a school?: no Address: Smith Frisno Rd Havre, MT USA 59501 Does the school offer 19th century classroom reenactments or day camps?: no Year the school first opened.: Not listed Web Address (if available): Not listed

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